ADATA XPG Spectrix S40G 512GB, M.2 2280 / M-Key / PCIe 3.0 x4, Kühlkörper

Für einen Preis von aktuell knapp 74 Euro (für die 512 GB Variante) erhält der Käufer eine performante und dazu schicke M.2 SSD mit NVMe 1.3 Unterstützung. Die gemessenen Leistungswerte kommen nicht ganz an die beworbenen, theoretischen Maximalwerte des Controllers – sind aber unabhängig davon sehr gut. Neben der hohen Leistung ist zudem LDCP ECC an Board, was für eine höhere Datenfehlererkennung und -behebung sorgt. Die RGB-Beleuchtung stellt bei der S40G einen Eyecatcher dar und kann beliebig per Software angepasst werden. Die S40G ist in den Größen 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB und 2 TB verfügbar.

The ADATA XPG SPECTRIX S40G RGB is an M.2 SSD aimed at gamers and enthusiasts that want a little something extra for their rig. The SSD comes with claims of 3.5GB/s read and up to 300K IOPS. The S40G has AES 256-bit encryption and a 5-year warranty. And there are RGB lights on the side that can be customized to spruce up one’s PC. Looking at performance the S40G isn’t every impressive compared to the other drives it was tested against. For Houdini the drive did alright with 2,867.6 seconds. In SQL Server the S40G was near the bottom with 2,931.4 TPS and an average latency of 376ms. Throughout our VDBench the S40G placed from middle to bottom of the pack. In 4K read it peaked at 208K IOPS, 4K write saw it with about 115K IOPS, 64K read was 907MB/s, and 64K write was 284MB/s. In our VDI benchmarks the drive didn’t fare much better with 33K IOPS for Boot, 19K IOPS for Initial Login, and 17K IOPS for Monday Login. The ADATA XPG S40G is not a high performer. This is usually balanced out by having a lower price, but as of this writing you can buy the Samsung EVO Plus for only $17 more than the smallest capacity S40G. Other competing drives, priced lower are able to outperform the S40G, which makes some pricing arguments tough sells. However, if you are a recreational gamer and you want to add a little spice to your rig to make it stand out, programable lights are a nice touch.